Hi Tom:
I got one too!
I have no idea!
73s
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:43 AM
Subject: Fw: Your message to [log in to unmask]
> Does anyone know what this is all about or where this came from?
>
> I didn't send anything to the list, and yet got this e-mail.
>
> Hmmmm!
>
> Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "L-Soft list server at St. John's University (1.8d)"
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 8:43 AM
> Subject: Your message to [log in to unmask]
>
>
> > Wed, 10 Mar 2004 08:43:06
> >
> > Your message to [log in to unmask] has been forwarded
to
> > the "list owners" (the people who manage the LHON list). If you wanted
to
> > reach a human being, you used the correct procedure and you can
ignore
> > the remainder of this message. If you were trying to send a command
for
> > the computer to execute, please read on.
> >
> > The LHON list is managed by a LISTSERV server. LISTSERV commands
should
> > always be sent to the "LISTSERV" address,
ie
> > [log in to unmask] LISTSERV never tries to process
messages
> > sent to the LHON-request address; it simply forwards them to a
human
> > being, and acknowledges receipt with the present message.
> >
> > The "listname-request" convention originated on the Internet a long
time
> > ago. At the time, lists were always managed manually, and this
address
> > was defined as an alias for the person(s) in charge of the mailing
list.
> > You would write to the "listname-request" address to ask for
information
> > about the list, ask to be added to the list, make suggestions about
the
> > contents and policy, etc. Because this address was always a human
being,
> > people knew and expected to be talking to a human being, not to
a
> > computer. Unfortunately, some recent list management packages
screen
> > incoming messages to the "listname-request" address and attempt
to
> > determine whether they are requests to join or leave the list. They
look
> > for words such as "subscribe," "add," "leave," "off," and so on. If
they
> > decide your message is a request to join or leave the list, they
update
> > the list automatically; otherwise, they forward the message to the
list
> > owners. Naturally, this means that if you write to the list owners
about
> > someone else's unsuccessful attempts to leave the list, you stand
good
> > chances of being automatically removed from the list, whereas the
list
> > owners will never receive your message. No one really benefits from
this.
> > There is no reliable mechanism to contact a human being for
assistance,
> > and you can never be sure whether your request will be interpreted as
a
> > command or as a message to the list owners. This is why LISTSERV uses
two
> > separate addresses, one for the people in charge of the list and one
for
> > the computer that runs it. This way you always know what will
happen,
> > especially if you are writing in a language other than English.
> >
> > In any case, if your message was a LISTSERV command, you should
now
> > resend it to [log in to unmask] The list owners know
that
> > you have received this message and may assume that you will resend
the
> > command on your own. You will find instructions for the most
common
> > administrative requests below.
> >
> > *********************
> > * TO LEAVE THE LIST *
> > *********************
> >
> > Write to [log in to unmask] and, in the text of your
message
> > (not the subject line), write: SIGNOFF LHON
> >
> > ********************
> > * TO JOIN THE LIST *
> > ********************
> >
> > Write to [log in to unmask] and, in the text of your
message
> > (not the subject line), write: SUBSCRIBE LHON
> >
> > ************************
> > * FOR MORE INFORMATION *
> > ************************
> >
> > Write to [log in to unmask] and, in the text of your
message
> > (not the subject line), write: "HELP" or "INFO" (without the
quotes).
> > HELP will give you a short help message and INFO a list of the
documents
> > you can order.
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